Welcome to the unique world of Bailey White. Her aunt Belle may take you to see the alligator she's taught to bellow on command. Her uncle Jimbuddy may appall you with his knack for losing pieces of himself. Most of all, you may succumb utterly to the charms of Bailey's mama--who may take you to Rosey's, a North Florida juke joint so raunchy it scared Ernest Hemingway, and then tuck you into an antique bed that has the disconcerting habit of folding up on people while they're asleep.Bailey White's indelible vignettes of Southern eccentricity have entranced the millions who have heard her read them on National Public Radio. And now she has written Mama Makes Up Her Mind, a book that is as sweetly intoxicating as a mint julep and as invigorating as a walk in Bailey's own overgrown garden.